BCCA Awards for 2016

Joanne Williamson and Libby Myers-Buhite

Designed by Chet Jezierski

Sponsored by the Beardie Agility Diehards

"The Diehard Agility Trophy is established to honor the highest scoring bearded collie in Excellent level agility. The trophy features an original Chet Jezierski color drawing of beardies doing agility and is imbedded in acrylic and mounted on a walnut base. Plaques attached to the base allow the names of the winners to be permanently engraved. Designed by Chet Jezierski, it is offered and financed by freewill donations from the beardie agility community. Legs earned in Excellent A and B Standard, and Excellent A and B Jumper’s With Weaves (JWW) will be counted. To be eligible for this award, a beardie must earn at least three qualifying scores of 100 in Excellent Standard and JWW.

The scoring system is:
Each clean run will be awarded 1 point for every full second under Standard Course Time (SCT)
In addition, each Double Q (QQ) (qualifying in both Standard and JWW on the same day) will be awarded an additional 10 points.
Points will be totaled for each individual qualifying leg and QQ, and then added together to determine the dog’s total score.
If a tie in points occurs, the beardie with the highest average yards per second (YPS calculated to 0.01 seconds) in Standard and JWW will be considered the winner.
For Standard: YPS [course length in yards/(dog’s time on course – 5]
For JWW: YPS [Course length in yards/dog’s time on course]
YPS will be calculated for each individual qualifying leg and the average value determined for Standard and JWW. These two averages will then be added and the dog having the highest YPS will be declared the winner. If, after carrying out this procedure, the dogs remained tied, both will listed as the winners for that year."

Designed by Patricia White Cunningham

Sponsored by Glenn Hamilton
and Emily Venator

"An annual agility competition trophy, donated by Glenn Hamilton and Emily Venator in the name of the first bearded collie to obtain an AKC Agility title, Am/Can CH Melville’s Poetry in Motion TT HIC NA CGC ADC FbDCH, is awarded annually to the bearded collie achieving the highest point total by earning titles in the standard agility classes through the MX. Only legs leading to titles will be counted.

The scoring will be based on the following sliding scale:

Qualifying Score

Point Value

100

8

99

7

98

6

95-97

5

93-94

4

90-92

3

88-89

2

85-87

1

If a tie occurs in point total, the tie breaking mechanism will be to calculate the average yps (yps = course yardage/(dog's time - 5) ) for each dog's individual legs and calculate the average of these to 0.01seconds. The winner will be the dog with the higher yps average. If the dogs remained tied after this procedure has been carried out, both will be listed as winners of the award for that year." 05/11, 08/95-19

Designed by John Stanbridge

Sponsored by Beth White in honor of Mirage, the first winner

"The Mirage Trophy for High in Jumpers With Weaves is awarded to the bearded collie with the most outstanding performance in JWW. This trophy, featuring a metal statue of Mirage performing the weave poles on a walnut base, was proposed and financed by Beth White and designed by John Stanbridge. Each year’s winner will receive a statue donated by Beth White. The base will remain in the possession of the BCCA.

To be eligible for this award, a beardie must earn at least 6 qualifying scores of 100 at any level of JWW (Novice, Open, or Excellent.)In Novice, Open, and Excellent A; only clean runs leading to titles will be counted. In Excellent B, all legs will be counted.

The following scoring system is to be followed: A beardie will receive 5 points for each clean run and 1 point for each full second under Standard Course Time (SCT). If a tie in points occurs, the tie will be broken by calculating YPS for each of the tied dogs’ individual legs and the results averaged. The winner is the beardie with the highest YPS. If, after this procedure is carried out, the average YPS for each of the tied dogs is the same, all will be declared winners of that year’s award." 04/01-02, 09/01-02, 02/11-02

Sponsored by Carl and Kay Widell

"The Preferred Agility Veteran Award is sponsored by Carl Widell in memory of Cagney, the first beardie to earn Preferred Excellent agility titles. This award will go to the top veteran dog, seven years of age or older, during the entire competition year, for performance in both Standard Agility and Jumpers with Weaves. (To be eligible for this award in 2015, the dog had to be
born in 2007 or before.) Only legs toward titles will be considered. The trophy is a rectangular plaque with a large metal plate on the left side that is laser-inscribed with the words “Bearded Collie Club of America” “Preferred Agility Veteran of the Year” topped by a stop-action image of Cagney exiting the weave poles. On the right side of the plaque are metal plates for inscribing the winners’ names and years.

The scoring will be based on the following sliding scale:

Qualifying Score

Point Value

100

8

99

7

98

6

95-97

5

93-94

4

90-92

3

88-89

2

85-87

1

If a tie in points occurs, the beardie with the highest average YPS (calculated to 0.01 seconds) for all Standard + JWW legs earned will be the winner. For Standard legs, YPS = STD course length/(time on course - 5). For JWW legs, YPS = STD course length/time on course." 05/06-01

The Lightning Award

Sponsored by Lori Weinberg

The Lightning Award recognizes speed in AKC agility at the Masters’ level, for the fastest legs in Standard Masters or Masters Preferred and JWW Masters or Masters Preferred, during the year. Preferred scores must be for a Veteran, age seven or over. The award is sponsored by Lori Weinberg to honor Rocky, MACH PACH Chaniam Creag MXS MJG MXP3 MXPB MJP7 MJPS PAX XF. The custom steel award features a shadow figure of a Bearded Collie stretched over a jump. Yards per second will be used for scoring purposes. The five fastest legs for each dog in Masters Standard and JWW (regular or preferred) are selected. The high and low values of these five legs are dropped and the remaining three values are averaged. The averages for Standard and JWW are added to get the dog’s total score. The dog with the highest total score is the winner. In the case of a tie, multiple trophies will be given. This award was approved by the Board in December of 2015.

40 Teams were Eligible for the Lightning Award in 2016

The winner is MACH7 Camerons On The Cutting Edge MXG2 MJS3 OF T2B2 (Blade) owned and handled by Lori Weinberg of Edwardsville, IL.

"An annual award certificate is established for the top bearded collie in each level of Standard agility. In Novice A, Novice B, Open, and Excellent A (now called "Excellent"), legs leading to titles will be scored, no matter the year in which they were earned. In these levels, a beardie will be eligible for the Standard award only in the year in which the title is earned. For beardies competing in Excellent B (now called "Masters"), all legs earned during the current year will be scored and there is no requirement for a title to be earned in order to be eligible for the Excellent B ("Masters") Standard award.

Scoring:
Novice A - Excellent: The scores of the three legs leading to the title will be summed and the beardie with the highest total score will be the winner. If a tie in score occurs, YPS will be calculated (to 0.01 seconds) for each of the three title legs and the results averaged. The winner is the beardie with the highest average YPS. If a tie remains after this calculation, all those tied will be declared the winners of the award for that year.

Masters: A beardie accrues 5 points for each leg earned during the calendar year and one point for each full second under SCT. Ties in score will be broken by the YPS calculation specified above." 05/99-03

"The winner of the Novice A standard certificate will also be the Sunshine Award winner, honoring the top Novice A beardie and handler." 05/99-02

This award honors the top Beardie earning a title in Novice A standard. The scores of the three legs leading to the title are summed; ties are broken by calculating the average YPS traveled in earning the three legs.

Jumpers with Weaves Plaques are awarded to the top bearded collies in each level of JWW. These awards were established by Beth Canner in memory of Ryan, CH Jande Hellava Knight CD HIC AGI PUP, the first beardie to obtain any type of agility title, and are sustained by an anonymous member of the Beardie agility community. In Novice A, Novice B, Open, and Excellent, legs leading to titles will be scored, no matter the year in which they were earned. In these classes, a beardie will be eligible for a JWW award only in the year in which the title is earned. For beardies competing in Masters, all legs earned during the current year will be scored and there is no requirement for a title to be earned in order to be eligible for the Excellent B JWW award.

Scoring:
Novice A – Excellent: The scores of the three legs leading to the title will be summed and the beardie with the highest total score will be the winner. If a tie in score occurs, YPS will be calculated (to 0.01 seconds) for each of the three title legs and the results averaged. The winner will be the beardie with the highest average YPS. If a tie remains after this calculation, all those tied will be declared the winners of the award for that year.

Masters: A beardie will earn five points for each leg earned during the calendar year and one point for each full second under SCT. Ties in score will be broken by the YPS procedure specified above." 05/99-03

Masters JWW

55 Eligible

The winner is MACH7 Camerons On The Cutting Edge MXG2 MJS3 OF T2B2 (Blade)

Competition in FAST was initiated on January 1, 2007. In order to qualify, a team must accumulate a certain number of points (50 for Novice, 55 for Open, 60 for Excellent) and successfully complete a distance challenge in a fixed amount of time (for 20" dogs, 32 seconds are allowed; preferred competitors get 3 additional seconds).; Each obstacle on the course is assigned a point value. The maximum number of points possible is 80; no one attained a perfect score in 2007. Beardies have proved to be quite adept at this fast paced and challenging game of strategy. The number of FAST titles decreased (76 in 2007, the first year of FAST competition vs 51 in 2008).

For each class the average scores have been tabulated; for Excellent B only, the number of legs earned is indicated. The BCCA Agility committee is considering adding FAST awards to the agility program

Triple Q's earned in 2016

Time 2 Beat (T2B), initiated on 1 July 2011, is a combination course of Standard and Jumpers With Weaves. While dogs of any skill level (i.e., novice, open, excellent) are allowed to compete in T2B, to be successful you will need to demonstrate an advanced level of skills.

To earn a T2B title a dog will need 15 Qs and one hundred points. Points are awarded as follows: The first place dog will earn 10 points. All other qualifying dogs with a time that is within 10% of the time of the first place dog will receive 9 points. If a qualifying dog’s time is within 20% of the fastest time (the Time To Beat) they will earn 8 points, and so on all the way down to 90%.

AKC - American Kennel Club Report for 2016

Joanne Williamson

139 Beardies earned a total of 3,195 legs in the Regular, Preferred, FAST, T2B and Premier classes in all breed and Specialty competition; 106 competed in the regular classes with 33 in Preferred and 12 in both. 104 of these teams accounted for 308 total titles (58 Novice, 60 Open, 33 Excellent, 113 Masters, 26 Championships, 13 T2B and 3 TQX). Four teams each completed two MACHs within the competition year: Lawrence Dalan and MACH5/6 Pip (Wigglesworth Great Expectations), Lori Weinberg and MACH6/7 Blade (Camerons On The Cutting Edge), Debby Alexander and MACH4/5 McKenzie (Wynsum Queen Of Diamonds N’ The Ruff), and Janice Leverenz and MACH4/5 Smitty (Wynsum Rhythm And Brews). Six teams competed at the 2016 AKC Invitational held in Orlando, FL in December; Lori and Blade made the finals in the 20” class and placed 5th. 16 Teams have qualified for 2016 AKC National Championships to be held in Perry, GA in March, 2017. AKC introduced entry level test titles for agility, ACT1/2, which were earned by two Beardies. 2016 was the second year of competition in the Premier classes. Although 17 Beardies earned either Premier Standard or JWW* legs this year, the first title remains to be completed.
*Lawrence Dalan and Pip completed the first Premier Jumpers Dog title on July 16, 2017.

Congratulations to the qualifiers for the 2017 AKC National Agility Championships!

The AKC National Agility Championships will be held March 24-26, 2017 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter
in Perry, Georgia. To enter a dog must have earned at least 4QQs (qualify in standard and JWW on the same day 4 times), 20
qualifying legs in standard and JWW (which can include the QQlegs), and 600 MACH points (1 MACH point = 1 full second
under standard course time) between December 1, 2015 and November 30, 2016.

Two teams have qualified to compete in the Preferred classes at Nationals:

Congratulations to all these talented teams on making the cut and good luck to those who decide to make the trip to Tulsa.

AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Invitational Standings through 31 December 2016

The point accumulation year for the AKC Invitational Agility championships runs from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

We are now halfway through this period. Points are earned for each full second under standard course time (SCT) in Masters
Standard and JWW; 10 points are added for each QQ. In July, 2017, the top five Beardies in the rankings will be invited to
compete at the Invitational which will be held in Orlando, FL in December, 2017. The ranking below includes results from events
through December 31, 2016.

PACH

PACH2

The Register of Merit for Agility (ROMA) is given to dams with two or more offspring who have earned three or more AKC Agility titles and to sires with two or more get who have earned five or more AKC Agility titles. The Register of Merit for Agility Excellent (ROMAX) is given to dams with two or more offspring who have earned ten or more AKC Agility titles and to sires with two or more get who have earned fifteen or more AKC Agility titles. Either regular titles or preferred titles may be counted toward the Register of Merit Agility, whichever titles are higher, but they may not be added together. Currently only Standard and JWW titles are counted.